How to Install Snipe-IT with Apache on Ubuntu Linux

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This tutorial walks through how to install the open-source Snipe-IT Asset Management platform on Ubuntu 18.04|16.04, using an Apache2 HTTP server. Detailed instructions cover installing Apache2 HTTP, MariaDB database server, PHP 7.2, and Snipe-IT components. It also covers creating and setting up the Snipe-IT database, configuring Apache2 and Snipe-IT settings, and then running the Snipe-IT…

This brief tutorial shows students and new users how to install the Snipe-IT Asset Management platform on Ubuntu 18.04 | 16.04 with an Apache2 HTTP server.

Snipe-IT is a free, open-source IT asset management system written in PHP.

Installing Snipe-IT with Apache on Ubuntu Linux allows you to manage your IT assets easily using the Snipe-IT platform. Apache is a popular web server required by Snipe-IT, and Ubuntu is a widely used Linux distribution.

Following the steps outlined in the tutorial, you can quickly set up Snipe-IT on your Ubuntu server with Apache and start managing your IT assets with its user-friendly portal and intuitive dashboard.

For more on Snipe-IT, please visit its home page

To get started with installing Snipe-IT, follow the steps below:

Install Apache2 HTTP

Apache2 HTTP Server is the most popular web server, so install it since Snipe-IT needs it.

To install Apache2 HTTP on the Ubuntu server, run the commands below.

sudo apt update
sudo apt install apache2

After installing Apache2, the commands below can be used to stop, start, and enable the Apache2 service to always start up with the server boots.

sudo systemctl stop apache2.service
sudo systemctl start apache2.service
sudo systemctl enable apache2.service

To determine if the Apache2 HTTP server is installed, simply open your web browser and type in the server’s IP or hostname.

When you see a page similar to the one below, Apache2 is installed and working.

http://localhost

Install MariaDB Database Server

Snipe-IT also needs a database server to store its content. The MariaDB database server is a great place to start when looking at open-source database servers with Snipe-IT.

To install MariaDB, run the commands below.

sudo apt install mariadb-server mariadb-client

After installing MariaDB, the commands below can stop, start, and enable the service to start when the server boots.

Run these on Ubuntu

sudo systemctl stop mariadb.service
sudo systemctl start mariadb.service
sudo systemctl enable mariadb.service

After that, run the commands below to secure the MariaDB server by creating a root password and disallowing remote root access.

sudo mysql_secure_installation

When prompted, answer the questions below by following the guide.

  • Enter current password for root (enter for none): Just press the Enter
  • Set root password? [Y/n]: Y
  • New password: Enter password
  • Re-enter new password: Repeat password
  • Remove anonymous users? [Y/n]: Y
  • Disallow root login remotely? [Y/n]: Y
  • Remove test database and access to it? [Y/n]:  Y
  • Reload privilege tables now? [Y/n]:  Y

Restart MariaDB server

To test if MariaDB is installed, type the commands below to log on to the MariaDB server.

sudo mysql -u root -p

Then, type the password you created above to sign on. If successful, you should see a MariaDB welcome message.

Install PHP 7.2 and Related Modules

PHP 7.2 may not be available in Ubuntu default repositories. To install it, you will have to get it from third-party repositories.

Run the commands below to add the below third party repository to upgrade to PHP 7.2

sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php

Then update and upgrade to PHP 7.2

sudo apt update

Next, run the commands below to install PHP 7.2 and related modules.

sudo apt install php7.2 libapache2-mod-php7.2 php7.2-common php7.2-gmp php7.2-curl php7.2-intl php7.2-mbstring php7.2-xmlrpc php7.2-mysql php7.2-gd php7.2-bcmath php7.2-xml php7.2-cli php7.2-zip php7.2-sqlite

After installing PHP 7.2, run the commands below to open the PHP default config file for Apache2.

sudo nano /etc/php/7.2/apache2/php.ini

Then, save the changes on the following lines below in the file. The value below is an ideal setting to apply in your environment.

file_uploads = On
allow_url_fopen = On
short_open_tag = On
memory_limit = 256M
upload_max_filesize = 100M
max_execution_time = 360
max_input_vars = 1500
date.timezone = America/Chicago

After making the change above, please save the file and close it.

To test PHP 7.2 settings with Apache2, create a phpinfo.php file in the Apache2 root directory by running the commands below

sudo nano /var/www/html/phpinfo.php

Then, type the content below and save the file.

<?php phpinfo( ); ?>

Save the file. Then browse to your server hostname followed by /phpinfo.php

http://localhost/phpinfo.php

You should see the PHP default test page.

Create Snipe-IT Database

Now that you’ve installed all the required packages continue below to start configuring the servers. First, create a Snipe-IT database.

Run the commands below to log on to MariaDB. When prompted for a password, type the root password you created above.

sudo mysql -u root -p

Then, create a database called snipeit

CREATE DATABASE snipeit;

Create a database user called snipeituser with a new password

CREATE USER 'snipeituser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'new_password_here';

Then, grant the user full access to the snippet database.

GRANT ALL ON snipeit.* TO 'snipeituser'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;

Finally, save your changes and exit.

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

Download Snipe-IT Latest Release

You may want to use the GitHub repository to get Snipe-IT’s latest release. Install Composer, Curl, and other dependencies to get started.

sudo apt install curl git
curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | sudo php -- --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer

After installing curl and Composer above, change into the Apache2 root directory and download Snipe-IT packages from Github.

cd /var/www/
sudo git clone https://github.com/snipe/snipe-it snipeit
sudo cp /var/www/snipeit/.env.example /var/www/snipeit/.env

Next, edit the .env file created above and make the highlighted changes to suit your environment.

sudo nano /var/www/snipeit/.env

Make the highlighted changes.

# --------------------------------------------
# REQUIRED: BASIC APP SETTINGS
# --------------------------------------------
APP_ENV=production
APP_DEBUG=false
APP_KEY=ChangeMe
APP_URL=example.com
APP_TIMEZONE='UTC'
APP_LOCALE=en
MAX_RESULTS=500

# --------------------------------------------
# REQUIRED: DATABASE SETTINGS
# --------------------------------------------
DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_DATABASE=snipeit
DB_USERNAME=snipeituser
DB_PASSWORD=type_password_here
DB_PREFIX=null
DB_DUMP_PATH='/usr/bin'
DB_CHARSET=utf8mb4
DB_COLLATION=utf8mb4_unicode_ci

# --------------------------------------------
# OPTIONAL: SSL DATABASE SETTINGS

Save the file and exit.

Next, return to the Snipe-IT root directory and update all packages via Composer.

cd /var/www/snipeit
sudo composer install --no-dev --prefer-source

From the Snipe-IT directory, run the commands below:

sudo php artisan key:generate

It should prompt and show you an application key.

**************************************
*     Application In Production!     *
**************************************

 Do you really wish to run this command? (yes/no) [no]:
 > yes

Application key [base64:6KnX/HGkNNcUGw2uucxBKT8+OwQ58yBp7vfa7sfwpDg=] set successfully.

Since you just ran the web server as root, you should ensure the www-data user and group own any newly created files.

To do that, run the commands below:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/snipeit/
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/snipeit/

Configure Apache2

Finally, configure the Apahce2 site configuration file for Snipe-IT. This file will control how users access Snipe-IT content. Run the commands below to create a new configuration file called snipeit.conf.

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/snipeit.conf

Then copy and paste the content below into the file and save it. Replace the highlighted line with your domain name and directory root location.

<VirtualHost *:80>
     ServerAdmin admin@example.com
     DocumentRoot /var/www/snipeit/public
     ServerName example.com
     ServerAlias www.example.com

     <Directory /var/www/snipeit/public/>
        Options +FollowSymlinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
     </Directory>

     ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
     CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined

</VirtualHost>

Save the file and exit.

Enable the Snipe-IT and Rewrite Module

After configuring the VirtualHost above, please enable it by running the commands below.

sudo a2ensite snipeit.conf
sudo a2enmod rewrite
sudo systemctl restart apache2.service

Then open your browser and browse to the server domain name or hostname. This is often localhost but can be a hostname or IP address. Your server admin or hosting company will have this information available.

http://example.com/

Continue with the installation wizard, validate that all requirements are met, and continue.

Next, create a system admin account to manage the platform.

After installing, log in and start to begin managing your IT assets.

Conclusion:

You have learned how to install Snipe-IT on Ubuntu with an Apache2 HTTP server. If you find any errors above, please leave a comment below.

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9 responses to “How to Install Snipe-IT with Apache on Ubuntu Linux”

  1. Caesar Rizky Avatar
    Caesar Rizky

    Hi,,

    After following all the instructions and without error, I cannot get to open the Setup Page.It says “Not Found. The requested URL was not found on this server. ”

    any missing Command or wrong configuration?
    thank you.

    1. Joe Avatar
      Joe

      I got the same thing. Working on a solution.

      1. Tony Avatar
        Tony

        any solution? I got the same thing

        1. John Avatar
          John

          The workaround that did the trick for me was editing the default apache conf files (000-default.conf and default-ssl.conf) and adding the following:

          AllowOverride All

          Reason being that went testing .htaccess (putting in junk) did not cause a website crash so that meant it wasn’t even being read. I also changed the DocumentRoot in both to reflect the snipeit path.

          Now everything works.

  2. Akash Sivakumar Avatar
    Akash Sivakumar

    After the command “sudo a2ensite snipeit.conf”
    Add a command “sudo a2dissite 000-default.conf” to disable the dafault page of apache.

  3. Peter Avatar
    Peter

    Couldn’t get the key generate when running sudo php artisan key:generate, i check the openssl is already install on php. So not sure what else is missing. It doesnt have the vendor folder and it just say failed to open stream.

  4. Aman Berhanu Avatar
    Aman Berhanu

    When I reached the part “sudo composer install –no-dev –prefer-source” I got the below error.

    [sudo] password for snipeit:
    Do not run Composer as root/super user! See https://getcomposer.org/root for details
    Continue as root/super user [yes]?
    Installing dependencies from lock file
    Verifying lock file contents can be installed on current platform.
    Warning: The lock file is not up to date with the latest changes in composer.json. You may be getting outdated dependencies. It is recommended that you run `composer update` or `composer update `.
    Your lock file does not contain a compatible set of packages. Please run composer update.

    Problem 1
    – adldap2/adldap2 is locked to version v10.3.1 and an update of this package was not requested.
    – adldap2/adldap2 v10.3.1 requires ext-ldap * -> it is missing from your system. Install or enable PHP’s ldap extension.

    To enable extensions, verify that they are enabled in your .ini files:
    – /etc/php/7.4/cli/php.ini
    – /etc/php/7.4/cli/conf.d/10-mysqlnd.ini
    – /etc/php/7.4/cli/conf.d/10-opcache.ini
    – /etc/php/7.4/cli/conf.d/10-pdo.ini
    – /etc/php/7.4/cli/conf.d/15-xml.ini
    – /etc/php/7.4/cli/conf.d/20-bcmath.ini
    – /etc/php/7.4/cli/conf.d/20-calendar.ini
    – /etc/php/7.4/cli/conf.d/20-ctype.ini
    – /etc/php/7.4/cli/conf.d/20-curl.ini
    – /etc/php/7.4/cli/conf.d/20-dom.ini
    – /etc/php/7.4/cli/conf.d/20-exif.ini
    – /etc/php/7.4/cli/conf.d/20-ffi.ini
    – /etc/php/7.4/cli/conf.d/20-fileinfo.ini
    – /etc/php/7.4/cli/conf.d/20-ftp.ini
    – /etc/php/7.4/cli/conf.d/20-gd.ini
    – /etc/php/7.4/cli/conf.d/20-gettext.ini
    – /etc/php/7.4/cli/conf.d/20-gmp.ini
    – /etc/php/7.4/cli/conf.d/20-iconv.ini
    – /etc/php/7.4/cli/conf.d/20-intl.ini
    – /etc/php/7.4/cli/conf.d/20-json.ini
    – /etc/php/7.4/cli/conf.d/20-mbstring.ini
    – /etc/php/7.4/cli/conf.d/20-mysqli.ini
    – /etc/php/7.4/cli/conf.d/20-pdo_mysql.ini
    – /etc/php/7.4/cli/conf.d/20-phar.ini
    – /etc/php/7.4/cli/conf.d/20-posix.ini
    – /etc/php/7.4/cli/conf.d/20-readline.ini
    – /etc/php/7.4/cli/conf.d/20-shmop.ini
    – /etc/php/7.4/cli/conf.d/20-simplexml.ini
    – /etc/php/7.4/cli/conf.d/20-sockets.ini
    – /etc/php/7.4/cli/conf.d/20-sysvmsg.ini
    – /etc/php/7.4/cli/conf.d/20-sysvsem.ini
    – /etc/php/7.4/cli/conf.d/20-sysvshm.ini
    – /etc/php/7.4/cli/conf.d/20-tokenizer.ini
    – /etc/php/7.4/cli/conf.d/20-xmlreader.ini
    – /etc/php/7.4/cli/conf.d/20-xmlrpc.ini
    – /etc/php/7.4/cli/conf.d/20-xmlwriter.ini
    – /etc/php/7.4/cli/conf.d/20-xsl.ini
    – /etc/php/7.4/cli/conf.d/20-zip.ini
    You can also run `php –ini` inside terminal to see which files are used by PHP in CLI mode.

    1. Brian Avatar
      Brian

      You need to manually install the php-ldap version for your version of php, so it would be php7.4-ldap (sudo apt install php7.4-ldap)

  5. Kaviraj Avatar
    Kaviraj

    Not Found
    The requested URL was not found on this server.

    Apache/2.4.29 (Ubuntu) Server at 18.218.104.250 Port 80

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